1998 Year of the Ocean The U.S. Marine Transportation System 



U.S. flag vessels of 12.2 meters or more in length engaged in commerce, and all manned fixed or 

 floating platforms subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, are required to keep records of 

 garbage discharges and disposals. 



Clean Air Act as amended TCAAl 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 et seg. 



The CAA establishes national guidelines and ambient air quality standards to protect and enhance 

 the quality of the Nation's air resources. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is 

 responsible for implementing the CAA. The EPA determines the appropriate level of technology 

 and emission reduction required in order to achieve improved air quality. Prevention of Significant 

 Deterioration (PSD) provisions of the CAA apply to new sources on the Outer Continental Shelf 

 (OCS) adversely affecting air quality; these regulations supplement air quality regulations 

 administered by the Department of the Interior in its activities related to the OCS. 



The CAA required the EPA, in consultation with the Department of Transportation, to issue 

 standards applicable to the emission of VOCs and other air pollutants from loading and unloading 

 of tank vessels which the EPA finds causes, or contributes to, air pollution that may be reasonably 

 anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. 



The CAA establishes a great waters program, which looks specifically at the impacts of air 

 deposition or nutrients and toxics in coastal waters. 



Clean Vessel Act of 1992 . subtitle F, §§ 5601 to 5608, of Title V of Pub. L. 102-587. amending 16 

 U.S.C. §§ 777c and 777g and enacting 33 U.S.C. §1322 note 



The purpose of the Clean Vessel Act is to provide funds to states for the construction, renovation, 

 operation and maintenance of pumpout stations and waste reception facilities. The Act requires the 

 Department of the Interior (DOI) to issue guidance on what constitutes adequate and reasonably 

 available pumpout facilities and waste reception facilities. Each coastal state is then to conduct a 

 survey to determine the number and location of such stations and facilities and the number of 

 recreational vessels in its coastal waters with toilets and develop and submit to the DOI for 

 approval a plan for any construction or renovation necessary to ensure that there are adequate and 

 reasonably available stations and facilities. 



Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 , as 



amended, (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seg. 



Hazardous substances that are toxic to living organisms result from industrial processes and are 

 released into the environment either intentionally or by accident. CERCLA is designed to respond 

 to these releases and protect public health and environmental quality including natural resources. 



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